Virginia Albert-Poyotte

The Right Honourable, Order of the British Empire
Virginia Albert-Poyotte
OBE, MP
The Right Honourable, Order of the British Empire Virginia Albert-Poyotte OBE, MP
Member of Parliament for Babonneau
	Assuming office; 26 July 2021
Succeeding	Ezechiel Joseph
Minister for the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs.
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 August 2021
Personal details
Born	Virginia Albert; Plateau, Babonneau
Political party	Saint Lucia Labour Party

Virginia Albert-Poyotte, OBE,^[3] is a Saint Lucian politician and former veteran educator. She is the Minister for the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs.^[4] Poyotte, the endorsed Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate^[5] was elected at the 2021 Saint Lucian General Election as the representative in the House of Assembly for the constituency of Babonneau.^[6]

Post career

Poyotte taught at the Babonneau and the Laguerre Primary Schools from 1971 to 1988.^[6] Poyotte once served as the president of the Saint Lucia Teachers Union^[5] and General Secretary to the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) .^[7]

^ "Cabinet of Ministers revealed at swearing-in ceremony". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert – Poyotte Wins". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Guardian Staff (15 June 2012). "Queen's birthday honours list 2012: Commonwealth". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Cabinet of Ministers revealed at swearing-in ceremony | Loop St. Lucia". Loop News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Reporter, STAR (10 July 2020). "BREAKING: SLP ENDORSES CANDIDATE FOR BABONNEAU". St. Lucia STAR. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Election Update 2021: Labour's Virginia Albert - Poyotte Wins". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "CUT offers support to local teachers". www.nationnews.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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